Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Steerforth Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Steerforth Close (PO2 7HE) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Steerforth Close (PO2 7HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Road (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sultan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sultan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havisham Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havisham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havisham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Havisham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Havisham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Havisham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brownlow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brownlow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownlow Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nelson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centaur Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mile End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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